alureon.dp / Virus / Malware

I recently worked on a Windows XP Laptop that was infected with the alureon.dp malware/ virus.  The antivirus had expired a month ago and they had not renewed it. The symptoms were:

- internet access was being redirected. A Google seach would redirect to triplexfeed dot com (a Porn advertising site)

- a “potentially harmful software message” coming up

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